BEIJING -- China's legislature voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to amend the constitution, potentially clearing the way for President Xi Jinping to remain in office for the rest of his life and consolidate power to a degree unseen since Mao Zedong.
A total of 2,958 delegates voted to remove the two-term limit in the constitution for the state president and vice president. Only two delegates voted no, three abstained and one ballot was spoiled. The amendment vote required a two-thirds majority to pass.
